May 2, 2012 at 4:18 PM

Washington, May 2 (ANI): The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which is the governing body behind the Oscars award ceremony, announced on Tuesday that it had signed a new 20-year deal with CIM Group to keep the annual awards show at the Hollywood and Highland Center through 2033.

April 30, 2012 at 9:30 AM

Washington, April 30 (IANS) Indian American journalist Manu Raju was among the White House Correspondents journalism award winners for 2012 honoured at the association's traditional annual dinner with President Barack Obama.

April 28, 2012 at 4:42 PM

Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has said that his presidential candidate opponent and presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney won't be supporting women's issues in case he is elected to office.

April 28, 2012 at 4:34 PM

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Congress leadership is considering some senior leaders and retired officials for appointment as governors in view of Raj Bhavan vacancies in some states, party sources said Saturday.

April 28, 2012 at 3:38 PM

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi will host the 46th annual meeting of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in May 2013, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said while releasing the logo of the event in the national capital Saturday.

April 27, 2012 at 5:14 PM

April 24, 2012 at 6:05 PM

Moscow, April 24 (ANI): Russian Prime Minister Valdimir Putin sees little scope for cooperation from opposition leaders as he believes they lack ideas and describes many of them as uncharismatic 'zeroes'.

April 22, 2012 at 10:36 PM

Washington, April 22 (IANS) Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has urged lagging International Monetary Fund (IMF) members to move quickly to ratify quota and governance reforms that would give developing nations a greater voice in running the 188-nation global lender.

April 22, 2012 at 7:32 PM

Washington, April 22 (IANS) India is concerned about the volatility in the prices of oil, gas and other commodities as they were not aligned to economic fundamentals, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Sunday.

April 11, 2012 at 6:11 PM

Washington, April 11 (IANS) As Mitt Romney emerged as the virtually certain Republican presidential nominee with Rick Santorum suddenly dropping out of the race, Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal came out in support of the front runner.

April 11, 2012 at 12:59 PM

Washington, April 11 (ANI): Indian-origin Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has came out in support of former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney as his closest rival Rick Santorum suspended his presidential election campaign.

April 11, 2012 at 10:12 AM

Washington, April 11 (IANS) Louisiana's Indian American Governor Bobby Jindal came out in support of Mitt Romney as his closest rival Rick Santorum suspended his campaign, effectively ceding the Republican presidential nomination to the frontrunner.

April 5, 2012 at 10:40 AM

Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): Self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 terror attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed faces a potential death sentence after being charged with the murder of thousands of US citizens.

March 31, 2012 at 9:44 PM

Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) plans to double the existing number of coins to 12 billion pieces to keep pace with their increasing demand.

March 31, 2012 at 12:43 PM

The increasing alliance of India with the global economy is a big challenge as well as opportunity for the country as globalization is a double-edged sword, said D. Subbarao, Governer, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday while addressing the...

March 30, 2012 at 10:22 PM

Bangalore, March 30 (IANS) The increasing integration of India with the global economy poses a challenge and opportunity for the country as globalisation is a double-edged sword, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor D. Subbarao said late Friday.

March 28, 2012 at 10:16 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the government if the victim of a crime could join the proceedings if a matter relating to mercy petition of a death convict travelled to the court.

March 28, 2012 at 8:24 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Ahead of a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chinese President Hu Jintao, China Wednesday allayed India's apprehensions over the widening trade deficit and stressed that Beijing is encouraging Chinese companies to import more from India.

March 28, 2012 at 8:08 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Chinese delegation has unleashed a charm offensive and information blitz on their perspective on the BRICS grouping of Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa. In the Chinese president's words, the grouping is the "defender of the developing world".

March 28, 2012 at 7:52 PM

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The Chinese delegation has unleashed a charm offensive here with bagloads of information on their perspective on the BRICS grouping of Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa. In the Chinese president's words the grouping, is the "defender of the developing world".

March 27, 2012 at 10:22 PM

New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday urged the central government to take into cognizance of court's verdict over the appointment of governors in light of the federal structure of the Constitution.

March 27, 2012 at 8:48 PM

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday commenced hearing on the question whether a convict who has filed a mercy petition was entitled to remission of death sentence on the grounds of inordinate delay in deciding his plea.

March 23, 2012 at 8:08 PM

Moscow, March 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has proposed establishing an online resource that would provide information on action taken against government officials guilty of abuses and other misdemeanors.

February 1, 2012 at 8:44 PM

Washington, February 1(ANI): The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the main agency building the new World Trade Center, has said that a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the actual cost of the complex's signature tower.

February 1, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Washington, February 1(ANI): The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the main agency building the new World Trade Center, has said that a design flaw could add millions of dollars to the actual cost of the complex's signature tower.